05/30/2026
Just putting the word out about our event from my dad, Ryan, and my other business, Parkside Memorial Funeral Home with Making Memories - Death Doula & Legacy Planning this evening at 630 PM! It is at our funeral home, 69 4th Ave NE, Swift Current. We have lots of great snacks, drinks, desserts, and fruit for all that attend. So a great choice to help meet your macros!
Excited to see any of you there and to have a chance to answer all of your questions about funerals, what our job is, and how best to prepare for the future and think about your own funeral or for your loved ones.
Unfortunately we are all guarenteed to deal with death at some point in our lives, or at very least it will be our death to be dealt with my the people we love most.
Its not something any of us want to think about and most of us don't, but one of the most caring and considerate things its possible to do for your family is to be prepared for when you die. When you are gone, they will be going through the hardest time they ever have; when its difficult to function and impossible to think. Giving them a plan to follow and making preparations for the cost will take that massive burden off of their shoulders. Rather than having to make many significant decisions they had never considered in a short amount of time, they can have that time to be there for each other in support, know exactly what needs to be done, and not be burdened with the stress of how it will all be paid for.
We have done thousands of funerals between my dad and I, the difference between one where the family has been given a clear plan to follow and one where every one of the many decisions have to be made in a time of intense grief; where emotions are highly charged, it is highly difficult to think, and differences within the family come to the forefront in conflict facing these decisions. In contrast, the family that has been given a clear plan, despite any differences in the family, everyone knows that in their honour, they must follow the plan that was left for them. The added burden of covering costs is out of their mind and instead the only focus is remembering and honouring their loved one in the best way they can.
Relative to all we do for our families, its a simple and small thing to do. All it takes is thinking about something that makes us briefly uncomfortable in facing the reality of death. Though, the benefits are very significant and deeply felt by our family; benefits they will only receive and come to appreciate when we are gone and unable to be thanked in return for doing this for them. Thats why it is one of the most selfless and considerate things we are able to do for those we love most.
I meant to put a post here much sooner than an hour and a half prior, but anyone that knows me, knows I am very last minute and easily sidetracked by the many things I have to do haha. If anyone decides to come because of it though, its well worth it and looking forward to hanging out with all that decide to come by and bring able to help them out with any questions they have.
